In Monday's league test, the Hinton Blackhawks (Hinton, IA) softball squad the host Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA), by a tally of 8-6.

Next, the Blackhawks meet the George-Little Rock Mustangs (George, IA) in a War Eagle test, on Tuesday, June 10. Hinton will attempt to advance on its 8-1 season record. The Mustangs go into the test with a 1-3 record after their 11-7 league win over Harris-Lake Park (Lake Park, IA).

The Royals (8-2) will now prepare for their test against Kingsley-Pierson (Kingsley, IA). The Panthers go into the non-league test with a 6-3 record. In their last test, Kingsley-Pierson held off Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton, IA), 4-1, in a league test.